1x1 With Minuki

[skyprincess]

"You saved my life... again." She told her and her crying slowly stopped. She stood up and leaned against the wall. "I love you and thank you."

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"Anything for you," Alessa said. She got up and went to the entrance of the building they were sheltering in. She leaned her arm against the doorway, and looked outside. The rain had slowed to a trickle.

[skyprincess]

Cara grabbed the box with the rings inside and opened it, looking at the rings sadly. She closed the box quickly and sat back down. Her feet were killing her.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Alessa left the doorway and went to sit down beside Cara. "Were you close to your parents?" she asked softly, hoping that she wasn't prying.

[skyprincess]

Cara nodded and turned away, tears running down her face. "T-they were always there for me and my little sister who would've turned 7 today." She told her before she started to sob.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"I'm so sorry," she murmured, placing a hand on her shoulder. "As interested as I am to know what happened, I won't pry. My family and I were never close, so I don't share your feelings for relatives." She rubbed her back, feeling regretful about asking.

[skyprincess]

Cara took a deep breath and sat on Alessa's lap. "My father, my mother and my sister were taken away when I was 10. I haven't seen them since. I don't know why they kept me here but I had to live with a few instructors." She said quietly as tears continued to run down her face.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Alessa wrapped her arms around Cara, and rested her chin on her shoulder. "I'm so sorry," she whispered. No one should ever have to go through something like that. "Do you want to hear about my family? I won't tell you if you don't want to her it."

[skyprincess]

Cara nodded and leaned back into her. "I'd love to hear about your family. I'll tell you more about my family soon." She kissed her cheek and yawned quietly before leaning her head on her shoulder, breathing against her neck.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Alessa gave her a light kiss, then rested her head lightly against Cara's. "Ever since I was young I wanted to impress my family. I never wanted to disappoint them, and I made every decision based on my parents. As I got older, my parents stopped treating me like a child and told me their opinions about me. They straight-up told me that I was a disappointment, useless, and unwanted. They never told me that they loved me once, even when I was younger. Still, everything they said and did only made me try harder to please them. I never did. Later on, I realized that I didn't need their approval and that I didn't need that kind of negatively in my life. I choice Daunt-less over Erudite, as my aptitude test told me to. My family told me that I was dead to them, that they would never recognize me as their daughter anymore. Surprisingly, that freed me and I don't regret my decision, since I got to leave them for life, and I met you," she said, smiling a bit at Cara.